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Gardeners' Notes:

Papaver alaskanum is found in the Aleutian chain, Central Alaska and scattered in Southcentral Alaska. Habitat: Loose gravel, sandy, well drained, but not dry areas. It is subject to root-rot, and I have found it difficult to grow in Anchorage. Isolated populations, of similar Papaver, are found circumpolar. I have speculated, the isolated populations are only subspecies, not the numerous species, currently recognised internationally.